The Mediating Role of Thriving at Work in the Effect of Workplace Spirituality on Job Crafting (İşyeri Maneviyatının İş Becerikliliğine Etkisinde İşte Kendini Yetiştirmenin Aracı Rolü)

Workplace spirituality refers to employees’ sense of meaning and purpose in their work, thereby fostering a spiritual connection between themselves and their professional roles. The fact that individuals seek to fulfill their spiritual needs not only in their personal lives but also in their professional lives, and that spirituality serves as a strong resource for coping with the challenges of work life, makes this topic both relevant and significant. Previous studies have demonstrated that workplace spirituality positively affect employee well-being and work outcomes. However, through which mechanisms workplace spirituality shapes employees’ job behaviors in a positive direction is not very well known. Based on self-determination theory, the socially embedded model of thriving, and the conservation of resources theory, this study examines whether workplace spirituality affects job crafting through thriving at work. Data were collected from 417 teachers working in primary and high schools. Research findings showed that the two sub-dimensions of workplace spirituality (meaningful work and alignment with organizational values) positively affect thriving at work, but the effect of a sense of community on thriving at work was nonsignificant. It has also been found that alignment with organizational values positively affects job crafting through both vitality and learning, but meaningful work has a positive effect on job crafting only through vitality.